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KR Meera
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In KR Meera’s new novel, a woman faces a series of attempts on her life
An excerpt from ‘Assassin’, by KR Meera, translated from the Malayalam by J Devika.
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KR Meera: Free, secular, diverse and happy, ‘I can’t imagine India in any other way’
To mark India’s 75th Independence Day, PEN America asked authors from India and the Indian diaspora to write short texts expressing what they felt.
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A young doctor’s contentious divorce makes her wonder if women can ever live truly independent lives
An excerpt from ‘Jezebel’, by KR Meera, translated from the Malayalam by Abhiram Girija Sriram and KS Bijukumar.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Qabar’: KR Meera’s magic realist fictional riff on the Babri Masjid case is now in English
An excerpt from ‘Qabar’, by KR Meera, translated from the Malayalam by Nisha Susan.
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‘The Angel’s Beauty Spots’: Love and violence are blended into KR Meera’s new book of novellas
An excerpt from the eponymous novella, translated from the Malayalam by J Devika.
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‘When George III Drives a Train’: A short story by KR Meera
‘We were mesmerised when the young man, the unionist, who had cast aside the priest’s garb, spoke in the language of revolution and equality...’
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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‘Politics, not Hindu feelings’: Writer KR Meera on why S Hareesh's 'Meesha' was withdrawn in Kerala
The magnitude of the organised attack against the novel has no precedence in Malayalam.
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KR Meera’s new novel returns to familiar themes of longing, loss and obsession
In ‘The Unseeing Idol of Light’, a husband struggles to overcome the sudden disappearance of his pregnant wife.
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No one writes about searing love like KR Meera does, and this novel proves it again
'Shouldn’t women laugh? Don’t you know that you have to make a woman laugh before you...'
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Malayalam writer KR Meera writes explosively, and her new novel is no exception
Book excerpt: In ‘The Gospel of Yudas’, a former Naxalite carries a secret that won’t let him accept a lover.
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The beginnings of a hangwoman’s career managing the noose
The first in a series of excerpts from the books longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. First up: ‘Hangwoman’.
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